What does the Bible say about God's love?

The Bible teaches that God's love is unconditional and sacrificial. John 3:16 demonstrates this: 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.' God's love is the model for how we should love others.

What is the greatest commandment about love?

Jesus taught that the greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-39). All other commandments depend on these two.

Why is love the greatest virtue?

1 Corinthians 13:13 states that 'the greatest of these is charity (love).' Love is the greatest because it reflects God's nature—'God is love' (1 John 4:8)—and motivates all other virtues.

Bible Verses About Love

What the Bible says about love

Love is at the centre of the Christian faith. The King James Bible shows us love both as God's gift to us and as the way we are called to live. From John 3:16 to 1 Corinthians 13, these KJV verses about love reveal what true love looks like — sacrificial, patient, and never failing.

Key KJV Verses About Love

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

— John 3:16

"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."

— 1 John 4:7

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

— 1 Corinthians 13:13

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

— John 15:13

Quick Quiz: Bible Verses About Love

4 questions straight from the KJV verses on this page.

1.Where in the King James Bible is this verse found?

"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."

2.Complete the verse — John 15:13 (KJV):

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life …"

3.Where in the King James Bible is this verse found?

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

4.Complete the verse — 1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV):

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of …"

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